The Great Lie
(1941)

Sometimes there's a terrible penalty for telling the truth.

Released: 1941-04-05

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After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is pregnant with his child.

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Bette Davis

as Maggie Patterson Van Allen

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Mary Astor

as Sandra Kovak

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George Brent

as Peter 'Pete' Van Allen

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Lucile Watson

as Aunt Ada Greenfield

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Jerome Cowan

as Jock Thompson

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Charles Trowbridge

as Senator Ted Greenfield

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Thurston Hall

as Oscar Worthington James

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Russell Hicks

as Colonel Harriston

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Sam McDaniel

as Jefferson Washington

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Gino Corrado

as Concert Hall Reception Waiter (uncredited)

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Sam Harris

as Club Patron (uncredited)

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Doris Lloyd

as Sandra's Maid Bertha (uncredited)

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George H. Reed

as Senator Greenfield's Butler (uncredited)

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Cyril Ring

as Harry Anderson (uncredited)

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Ernestine Wade

as Singing Extra (uncredited)

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Byron Haskin

Special Effects

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Leo F. Forbstein

Music Director

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Robert Burks

Special Effects

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Ray Heindorf

Orchestrator

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Tony Gaudio

Director of Photography

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Perc Westmore

Makeup Artist

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Orry-Kelly

Costume Design

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Henry Blanke

Associate Producer

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Carl Jules Weyl

Art Direction

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Max Steiner

Original Music Composer

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Hal B. Wallis

Executive Producer

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Jack Sullivan

Assistant Director

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